Just as all the gunships had flown away, in a bay not far from the villa, the Mark 42 steel armor rose into the sky and flew with Tony Stark towards Tennessee, where he believed he could find the truth he needed.

The tragedy at Stark's Villa was broadcast throughout the United States through the news media for the first time, and the Los Angeles Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Homeland Security Agency all sent people to investigate.

However, what made Pepper feel a little strange was that she had never received a call from S.H.I.E.L.D., and it was said that even if Nick Fury himself didn't call, S.H.I.E.L.D. should have sent someone to investigate, but strangely there was no movement.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Pepper was holding a broken helmet with a sad face, she couldn't leave here at the moment, there were still many things to deal with, the wreckage of the villa was cleaned up, and the dozen or so steel armors stored in the basement had to be transferred, otherwise they would not want to get it back if they fell into the hands of the government department.

The cold sea breeze blew on Pepper's face, and her sadness finally subsided a little, and suddenly, she saw a red dot flashing in the helmet in her hand, and she turned her head around her face in confusion.

For a moment, Pepper's eyes flashed with countless data and graphics, and at the same time, the voice of an intelligent system sounded: "Stark Security Server, Retina Scan takes effect." ”

Just when Pepper was in doubt, Tony's message sounded in the helmet: "Pepper, it's me, I should have apologized to you a long time ago, but I never said it." ”

Hearing Tony's voice and knowing that he was safe, Pepper finally laughed happily, and at the same time, the message in the helmet continued: "First of all, put you in danger, blame me for being selfish and stupid, next time I won't ......"

As soon as Pepper took off his helmet, a familiar voice sounded next to him: "The little two are finished talking, okay, let's go." ”

"Ling!" Looking at Ling Xiao in gray worker's uniform next to him, Pepper said in surprise and joy: "Ling, it turns out that you are fine." ”

"Shh Ling Xiao stretched out his hand and made a silent gesture before whispering, "Let's get out of here first." ”

"Good!" Pepper, who had already received Stark's request, nodded slightly, and asked the staff of the legal department under him to take care of all the property belonging to Stark Industries at the scene, and not let the government departments go with him, and then followed Ling Xiao and left with Maya Hansen.

"Where are we going?" Sitting in the back seat of the Lingxiao pickup truck, Maya asked a little nervously.

"My villa." Ling Xiao said while driving: "It's not far, it's only a ten-minute drive." ”

"Oh!" Maya answered, looked at the night outside the window, and then turned back to Pepper and asked in a low voice, "Miss Potts, who is Mr. Ling, and why is he ...... like that?"

When she was in Stark's Villa, Maya saw all the magic of Ling Xiao in her eyes, and at this time, she finally couldn't help but ask.

"You don't think there's only Tony in Los Angeles as a superhero." Pepper patted Maya's somewhat cold hand, didn't explain more, and asked, "What is the matter with your coming to our house today, Maya, do you have anything important to tell Tony?" ”

Pepper's question seemed casual, but Maya Hansen knew that she was beginning to doubt herself, after all, the timing of her appearance was too coincidental. I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and when I met, I almost killed Stark, and I don't believe it if I say that there is no contact.

Taking a deep breath, Maya said to Pepper with a solemn face, "I think my boss is working for Man-sama, so if you want to continue the conversation, I suggest we move to a safer place!" ”

"Don't worry, my villa is absolutely safe, and I don't want Tony's family to resist in the slightest." Ling Xiao couldn't help but sarcastically say to Stark, but in fact it wasn't the case, if it wasn't for Maya Hansen's appearance today, Stark's villa wouldn't be so easily destroyed.

"Wait, your boss, how can he be full of adults?" Pepper turned his head, stared at Maya and asked, "But Tony said you're a botanist?" ”

"That's right." Maya didn't deny Pepper's question, nodding in agreement, and explaining slightly: "I'm an expert in DNA biocoding, and I have a team of more than 40 people under my command, which is part of a large think tank, so you can also call me a botanist." ”

So that's the case, this Tony lied to her again. After making a mental note on Stark, Pepper asked, "What's your boss's name?" ”

"His name is Killian, Adrian Killian." Maya didn't notice the strange look on Pepper's face, looked out the window at the night, and said faintly: "We and Tony met at a conference in Sweden more than ten years ago. ”

"Killian, Killian!" How could Pepper have forgotten Killian, she had only met him yesterday, this former colleague, but she didn't expect that when they were studying under the same doctor, the other party knew Tony.

But think about it, there are many people who know Tony in this world, but there are few who can make him remember.

Ling Xiao took the steering wheel, and the car turned onto the upward mountain road, and soon after, it had come to the manor at the top of the mountain.

Parking the car, Ling Xiao closed the door again, and led Pepper and Maya through the garden into the villa living room, Ling Xiao walked to the refrigerator and said, "Sit casually, what do you drink?" ”

Pepper glanced at Maya and whispered, "Let's have two cups of coffee, preferably some snacks, we haven't eaten much this day." ”

"Okay, no problem." Ling Xiao answered, took out leftover cakes and snacks from the refrigerator, made another plate of fruit salad, made a pot of coffee, and brought it to the two women.

"Thank you, Ling." Pepper glanced at Maya, who had been silent, took a sip of coffee, and asked Ling Xiao, "By the way, Ling, Gan Jing, why didn't you see her?" ”

"I've asked her to stay at the pharmacy, so she won't be here tonight." Ling Xiao stood on the sofa, looked at the two people with a strange atmosphere, and said, "You will stay in the guest room on the second floor tonight, don't care about any movement outside, just get a good night's sleep." ”

"Okay, thank you." Pepper smiled at Ling Xiao with some gratitude, in the entire Stark Industry, she and Ling Xiao have known each other for the longest time, and they are the most familiar, although he seems to be a little greedy on the surface, but in fact he is still a very good person.

Pepper also knows a lot about Ling Xiao's details through Tony, knowing that he is a super hero who is not weak, such a person, with a salary of $200,000 a year to stay in Stark Industries (although he rarely goes to work), it is really commendable, everything shows that he is trustworthy.

"Okay, you guys talk first, I'll go out and make arrangements." After Ling Xiao finished speaking, he nodded to the two of them and left the living room.

Pepper picked up a piece of snack, stuffed it into her mouth, and swallowed it with a calm face. At this time, Maya breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the fruit salad on the table and ate it, she knew that tonight had just begun.

Just because there's calm in a seaside villa doesn't mean it's just as calm elsewhere.

Now Stark, Tennessee, is carrying out his own investigation in the snowy weather, where he has encountered many obstacles, and has also received the help of many people, step by step towards the truth.

And Killian, who is the source of everything, has just received a call from his men: "We have blown up his house, but we have not found his body." ”

"I see, I've got to get busy. Master Man wants to record something, he is a little ...... You know his temper, too. The plan for the night remains the same, call me when you're done. Hanging up, Killian walked into a room with a small TV crew.

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